BOOK 'JOURNEYS OF CLAY'

Publisher: Pacific and Norton Museum

'Journeys of Clay' presents the work of New Mexican multi-media artist Rose B. Simpson. Inspired by three maternal generations of ceramicists, Simpson creates androgynous clay figures that address the emotional and existential impacts of life in a postmodern and postcolonial world. This book explores Simpson's artistic evolution and examines the influence of indigenous ceramic traditions passed down through her mother, Roxanne Swentzell, her grandmother, Rina Swentzell, and her great-grandmother, Gia Rose Naranjo. The assembly of plates, family photographs and installation images creates a catalogue that doubles as a genealogical record. The hardcover publication features Swiss binding and a coated fabric jacket.